Swimming with the cosmic tadpoles

IC 410 (The Tadpoles)
Photographed February 1, 2025
SkyWatcher 150p Newtonian telescope
ZWO ASI533MC camera (-20°C)
Halpha/OIII dual narrowband filter

Same. Actual photo of me at my desk rn

I’ve got thick skin and a mosaic heart.

(work in progress)

Heart Nebula
Photographed 11/8-11/25
SkyWatcher 150p telescope
ZWO ASI533MC color camera
Halpha/OIII dual narrowband

This is a Melotte 15 appreciation post. Thank you for gracing my CMOS sensor with your photons.

Melotte 15 (inner Heart Nebula)
Photographed 11/8-11/9
SkyWatcher 150p telescope
ZWO ASI533MC color camera
Halpha/OIII dual narrowband

Sorry fellas, I can’t go out tonight. Mom says I have to gaze into the stellar crucible in search of meaning.

NGC 7822
Photographed 10/21 - 11/4
SkyWatcher 150p telescope
ZWO ASI533MC color camera
Halpha/OIII dual narrowband

#astrophotography
#astronomy
#space

You know it’s spooky season when the Witch’s Broom flies high overhead at sunset. #Astrophotography

Western Veil Nebula
-Photographed September 2024 from my driveway.
-Telescope: SkyWatcher 150p
-Camera: ZWO ASI533MC
-Halpha/OIII dual-narrowband filter.
-All processing done with DSS and Photoshop.

Smart telescopes continue to impress me. Did you use DSS for the stacking?

I recently finished my own mosaic of this region in Ha/OIII dual-narrowband with my 150mm Newtonian. It quickly became one of my favorite shoots to date. There’s so much to see there!

It’s a peaceful life.

Six-panel mosaic image of the Lobster Claw Nebula (and friends) shot from my yard.

Telescope: SkyWatcher 150p
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC
Mount: SkyWatcher HEQ5

Photograph of the Cygnus Wall (part of NGC 7000) shot from my yard back in August.

Telescope: SkyWatcher 150p
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC
Mount SkyWatcher HEQ5